Canadian Small Church Ministry Centre
Resourcing Small Churches
Tim Perry is currently the Dean of Providence Seminary and professor of Theology. He has recently published a book on funerals and the care of souls. He has lived the pastoral life and knows small churches.
Gil Langerack works with the Canadian Centre for Christian Charities. The Centre serves thousands of Christian Charities in Canada – facilitating charities in dealing with government, CRA and many other areas.
Heather Malnick is currently the Pastor of Knox Presbyterian Church in Bracebridge, Ontario. She speaks passionately of the opportunity to serve with others in the process of combining three small churches into a cluster and regional model of ministry.
Shaila Visser has headed up Alpha Canada for the last 11 years. In the summer of 2021 Alpha Canada undertook a survey of evangelism in Canada in conjunction with Flourishing Congregation’s researcher Joel Thiessen. The results were significant and at some points unexpected!
April Yamasaki served for 25 years as a pastor before venturing into writing as her vocational passion. She speaks to proper care of the soul in order to be effective in ministry and enlivened as a person.
Chris Atkinson has been the pastor at Pinewoods Chapel in Angus, Ontario for 15 years. The church has moved from a very traditional model to a transformational model of outreach and community.
Mike Wood Daly works with the Halo project, a research based effort to show the social economic contribution of faith communities to the Canadian Society.
Neil Bassingthwaite works with Missions for the Evangelical Free Church in Canada. He has pastored small churches in Saskatchewan and Alberta and is well aware of the need for outreach – while remembering that discipleship is the foundation of mission.
Mike and Karen Puddicombe serve as ministers in the Salvation Army, stationed in Burlington, Ontario. The have been in ministry for over 30 years and currently have an emphasis on church revitalization. The work is rewarding but not for the faint of heart.
Debbie Iversen pastors the Little Bethel Community Church in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Small churches populate large cities. The need is to see health within those churches, where relationships are positive and all are treated equally.